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American Visa (2005) -- After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands.

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User Rating:
6.2/10   203 votes
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Writer:
Juan de Recacochea (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
October 2005 (Bolivia) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands. | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Spain's Goya nominations
 (From ioncinema. 18 December 2006)

Foreign Oscar Hopefuls
 (From ioncinema. 20 October 2006)

User Comments:
Sweet sights of La Paz more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Demián Bichir ... Professor Mario Alvarez

Kate del Castillo ... Blanca
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roberto Barbery ... Alfonso
Alberto Etcheverry
Alejandra Lanza ... Isabel
Claudia Lobo
Jorge Ortiz Sánchez
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, language and some violence.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | Argentina:100 min
Country:
Mexico | Bolivia
Language:
Spanish | English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:R | Argentina:16

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Official Selection (Bolivia) for Academy Award Foreign film (2007) more

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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Sweet sights of La Paz, 3 November 2005
6/10
Author: Ceck from La Paz, Bolivia

I honestly don't see many bolivian movies 'couse they have a bad marketing campaign. This one called my attention since I've heard many good comments about the photography. The script is easy going, no big complications a story like many others in this country. It's refreshing seeing Damian Bichir playing the role of a bolivian (he even got many of the expressions we use around here) and it's even more surprising watch Kate del Castillo talking in a "camba" accent, some times it's quite hard for her to keep it...but being a Mexican and now talking as a "camba"...good work.

It has a front critic to our political system and the way we are manipulated by the north country. I'm proud the sound, the image and the story of this film are much much better than the last bolivian movie I've seen "El Atraco".

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